A series of earthquakes near the Salton Sea

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Important Takeaways:

  • More earthquakes recorded in Imperial County east of San Diego
  • A series of small earthquakes were reported overnight in Imperial County, marking the third day of shaking in the region just east of San Diego County.
  • A 4.1 magnitude earthquake was reported in Calipatria, which is just east of the southernmost point of the Salton Sea, at 11:53 p.m. Tuesday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. It was preceded and followed by 2.5-magnitude earthquakes.
  • More than 2 dozen earthquakes have been recorded in El Centro since Sunday night, according to the USGS.
  • About 25 miles south of Calipatria, several earthquakes and aftershocks were reported near El Centro on Sunday and Monday. The largest a 4.8 magnitude about 10 miles deep was a half mile northwest of El Centro and struck at 11:59 p.m. Sunday.
  • The City of El Centro said the earthquakes did cause some damage to a fourplex apartment complex in the city. The building suffered a waterline break when a water heater tipped over, which caused some minor flooding

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Southern California shaken by swarms near Salton Sea; Experts say 65% of nation’s earthquake damage occurs in California equaling $1.8 billion a year in financial losses

Mathew 24:7 For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines and earthquakes in various places.

Important Takeaways:

  • Swarms of Earthquakes shake California in recent days as officials warn the cost of yearly quake damage nears $10 BILLION – up 157% from six years ago
  • The first earthquake occurred near the U.S.- Mexico border town of Herber around 12pm Saturday and more than four dozen tremors were subsequently registered over the next 18 hours, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
  • The earthquake and tremors in Herber reached up to 3.7 in magnitude.
  • The latest quakes come after a new report from USGS indicated that California is projected to lose an average of $9.6 billion a year from earthquake damage.
  • That number is a 157 percent jump from 2017 when it was just $3.7 billion a year.
  • A second series of earthquakes struck near Niland, a town 40 miles north of the border. After the first, more than 25 tremors shook the area after midnight Sunday.
  • According to the new USGS report, Los Angeles and Orange counties are the most costly places that can be hit by earthquakes at a projected annual loss of $3.3 billion a year.
  • Right behind the Southern California places is the San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley metro area, with a projected loss of $1.8 billion a year.
  • Shockingly, the report also indicates California’s expected costs make up around 65 percent of the nation’s total damages.
  • Over the next three decades, California is projected to lose $288 billion

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Salton Sea had a swarm of 25 quakes in 24 hours

Matt 24:7 Then he said to them: “Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.  There will be great earthquakes, famines and pestilences in various places, and fearful events and great signs from heaven.”

Important Takeaways:

  • Swarm of 25 earthquakes rattles California’s Salton Sea in 24 hours, geologists say
  • The earthquakes began with a 3.5-magnitude earthquake that struck near Bombay Beach at 11:34 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 20, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. Several other earthquakes followed, ranging in magnitude from 1.2 to 2.7.
  • The Salton Sea is a shallow saline lake in the California desert. It’s about 120 miles northeast of San Diego.

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